March 6
This day in history:
- 1820 – The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free.
- 1943 – World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
- 1946 – Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
- 2018 – Forbes names Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth.
Births:
- 1991 – Emma McDougall, English footballer (d. 2013)
- 1969 – Amy Pietz, American actress
- 1946 – Martin Kove, American actor
Deaths:
- 1961 – George Formby, English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
- 2014 – Manlio Sgalambro, Italian philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1924)
- 2016 – Nancy Reagan, American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (b. 1921)
Holidays:
- Foundation Day (Norfolk Island), the founding of Norfolk Island in 1788.
- European Day of the Righteous, commemorates those who have stood up against crimes against humanity and totalitarianism with their own moral responsibility. (Europe)
- Independence Day (Ghana), celebrates the independence of Ghana from the UK in 1957.
Random Article of the day:
Germany at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Germany participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
Germany entered 35 athletes in the following sports:
Alpine skiing: 8 male, 4 female
Ice sledge hockey: 14 male
Nordic skiing: 8 male, 1 female